Background

John Legend serves as Director of Teach For America, Inc. and The Camden Technology Conference. Mr. Legend is a five-time Grammy-winner and multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and performer who has been heralded as one of the most striking, vital and important American musical artists to emerge in the 21st century. In 2005, his critically-acclaimed debut album, “Get Lifted,” helped him earn an astounding eight Grammy nominations – tying Mariah Carey and Kanye West for ... the most nominations for any individual artist or band that year – with the album selling more than three million copies worldwide. In 2006, his second release, “Once Again,” quickly achieved an RIAA platinum certification and brought him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for “Heaven”). In 2007, inspired by reading “The End Of Poverty” by Columbia University Professor Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, he traveled to Ghana in West Africa where he recognized “the real, tangible impact of extreme poverty on millions of people around the world.”.

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